USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On March 8, 1965, 3, 500 United States Marines came ashore at Da Nang as the first wave of U.S. combat troops into South Vietnam, adding to the 25, 000 U.S. military advisers already in place. The US Government deployment of ground forces to Da Nang had not been consulted with the South Vietnamese government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the first American combat troops in Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3, 500 Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Da Nang to protect the U.S. airbase there from Viet Cong attacks.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States committed some 550, 000 troops to the Vietnam front at the height of the conflict, suffered more than 58, 000 casualties, and engaged in battle after battle with communist forces in the region until its withdrawal in 1973.

Detailed explanation-4: -By the end of 1966, American forces in Vietnam reach 385, 000 men, plus an additional 60, 000 sailors stationed offshore. More than 6, 000 Americans have been killed in this year, and 30, 000 have been wounded. In comparison, an estimated 61, 000 Vietcong have been killed. However, their troops now numbered over 280, 000.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the communist-dominated Viet Cong (VC) gained influence over much of the population in rural areas of the country.